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Influences of the life of grace
Influences of the life of grace. Or, A practical treatise concerning the way, manner, and means of having and improving of spiritual dispositions, and quickening influences from Christ the resurrection and the life. By Samuel Rutherfurd, Professor of Divinity in the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.Influences of the life of grace. Or, A practical treatise concerning the way, manner, and means of having and improving of spiritual dispositions, and quickning influences from Christ the resurrection and the life. By Samuel Rutherfurd, Professor of Divinity in the Vniversity of St. Andrews in Scotland.
London: printed by T.C. for Andrew Crook, 1659
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2. Some require milder influences as being led all their time, with sweetness of peace. The Arches grieved Joseph sore, no man more moved from vessel to vessel; then he, and meek Moses was much tossed; and both for any thing we read, far from cursing the day, wherein they were born. There is a temper of solid walkers by faith, enjoying much peace, yet not acquainted with great Spring-tides, nor with extreme low ebbs, of the outlettings of the holy Ghost. I speak not of Moses as a Prophet, who saw God, and whom the Lord knew face to face, Deut 34. 10.
2. Some require milder influences as beng led all their time, with sweetness of peace. The Arches grieved Joseph sore, no man more moved from vessel to vessel; then he, and meek Moses was much tossed; and both for any thing we read, far from cursing the day, wherein they were born. There is a temper of solid walkers by faith, enjoying much peace, yet not acquainted with great Spring-tydes, nor with extreme low ebbs, of the outlettings of the holy Ghost. I speak not of Moses as a Prophet, who saw God, and whom the Lord knew face to face, Deut 34. 10.
3.1 Some are led through fewer slips and falls, as John the disciple who leaned on Jesus bosom; excepting his fall of Angel-worship, and some other few, he seems not to be so high bended as Peter, who in Satan's place, dissuaded Christ from the working of our Redemption, denied the Lord with cursing, did foully Judaize, Gal. 2.
3.1 Some are led through fewer slips and fals, as John the disciple who leaned on Jesus bosome; excepting his fall of Angel-worship, and some other few, he seems not to be so high bended as Peter, who in Satans place, disswaded Christ from the working of our Redemption, denyed the Lord with cursing, did fouly Judaize,